r Body Bag sling (one-shoulder) backpack | body bag = r Leichensack
Note: Body Bag is one of the more unfortunate DenglischBody terms. Most of these faux English words in German are just funny: Body-Shop (drug store), Bodywear (underwear).

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D –

delikat difficult, tricky; careful(ly); exquisite, subtle | delicate = empfindlich, fein, zart
Note: German delikat can mean many things, but is almost never used in the sense of “delicate” (breakable, sensitive, fine) in English – with the possible exception of a “delicate (subtle) aroma” or a “delicate (tricky) situation.” It is related to Delikatessen.

live only in the sense of a “live” performance | live, alive = lebendig, am Leben
Note: German-speakers often confuse the words life and live when using them in German, pronouncing both words the same way (LYFE) and using “life” as an adverb/adjective instead of a noun.

P –

r Paragraf section (of a law) | paragraph = r Absatz, r Abschnitt (in a text)
Note: Paragraf 218 refers to a section of German legal code that refers to abortion. The term has become a catch phrase in the abortion debate. The symbol § refers to Paragraf (section) in the legal sense.

e Peperonipl. hot chili peppers; pepper (Switz.) | pepperoni (pizza) = e Salami(-Pizza)
Note: The German word Peperoni has nothing to do with spicy sausage. If you want to order a pepperoni pizza in German, ask for eine Salami-Pizza (pron. PITS-uh).

s Perspektiv telescope; prospect(s) | perspective = e Perspektive
Note: The German word Perspektive can also mean “prospect(s)” or “angle/view.” (Die Arbeitslosen in dieser Stadt haben fast keine Perspektiven. = The unemployed in this city have almost no prospects.)